Bristol Police: Boat rescue, pellet gun scare, and more

By Patrick Luce
Posted 7/23/16

The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between July 11 and July 18:

Monday, July 11

Complaints of smoke in the air at Dewolf Avenue and Wall Street around 7 p.m. turned …

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Bristol Police: Boat rescue, pellet gun scare, and more

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The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between July 11 and July 18:

Monday, July 11

Complaints of smoke in the air at Dewolf Avenue and Wall Street around 7 p.m. turned out to be a neighbor’s fire pit.

A suspicious car was reportedly circling repeatedly through the neighborhood on Wood Street just before 10 p.m. The brown car with out-of-state plates was gone when police arrived.

Police and fire-rescue assisted on a boat rescue off Dyer Island in Mount Hope Bay. A boat was having engine problems just south of the Prudence Island Ferry landing at 11 p.m.

Find out here who was arrested in Bristol this week.

Tuesday, July 12

A man was reportedly banging on a neighbor’s door on Metacom Avenue at 3:30 in the morning There was no issue. the man was trying to locate the resident there “of a possible leak.”

A resident on Wood Street called to complain of a neighbor allowing a dog to defecate on the sidewalk. The dog and its owner were no longer in the area when officers arrived.

Flower pots were reportedly stolen from Rogers Free Library on Hope Street.

A resident on Burton Street called to complain of noise from a revving engine just before 1 p.m. A neighbor was trying to sump start a car.

Two men in a red van with Massachusetts registration were reportedly fighting outside the van at Hope and Asylum roads just before 1:30 p.m.

A cat brought a dead bat into a house on Addy Drive. Animal control responded.

A man wearing shorts and a T-shirt was reportedly carrying a rifle in the backyard of a home on Roosevelt Drive around 7:30 p.m. Police investigated, finding the man was carrying a pellet gun, and that no shots had been fired.

Wednesday, July 13

Police investigated a possible theft complaint on St. Elizabeth Street. The complainant had loaned money to help help pay a friend’s electric bill, and the loan had not been paid back. Police advised the complainant his is a civil matter, not one for police.

Three juveniles were on a private dock on Low Lane around 2 p.m. Police sent them on their way.

A resident complaint about fighting coming from the second floor of a home on Bay View Avenue at 9:30 p.m. turned out to be a parent disciplining a child.

A resident on Oliver Street told police a neighbor threatened to assault her. Police filed a report.

Thursday, July 14

A white car with orange dealer plates was reportedly driving recklessly, even striking a mail box, on Narrows Lane just before 10 a.m. Police caught up with the driver at the King Philip Motors lot, where officers talked with the driver, who agreed to work with the homeowner to handle the damage.

Police advised a homeowner on Hope Street to direct their lawn sprinklers away from the street.

Heavy smoke was showing from a house on Ferry Road around 3:30 p.m. There was no structure fire, just a homeowner bringing various items in a wood stove.

A car was vandalized at Thames and Bradford street. A driver flagged police down around 9 p.m. to report the rear window had been shattered.

Friday, July 15

A woman at Fancy Nails on Hope Street called police for assistance with a customer around 1:30 p.m. The female customer was reportedly asking for a receipt, which she received before leaving. There was no further police action needed.

A resident on Union Street complained that she had paid a neighbor for work around the house that had not yet been done. The neighbor agreed to take care of the work on the resident’s deck over the weekend.

Saturday, July 16

Police responded to a fight at Thames and State streets ar 1:30 a.m. One victim was taken by rescue with a facial injury. There was no arrest reported.

A bicycle was reportedly stolen from a shed on Everett Street. Police filed a report.

Police responded to reports of a fight in progress at State and Wood streets. Two drivers were reportedly arguing over a parking spot. Police sent them on their way.

Sunday, July 17

A caller from Aidan’s Pub and Grill at John and Thames streets reported a disorderly woman refusing to leave the bar just after midnight. She finally left after police were called.

Police responded to two complaints of fireworks on Richmond Street, first at 1 a.m., and again about a half-hour later. Both times, officers could not find the offenders.

A group of people was reportedly swimming at the Colt State Park boat ramp at 5:30 a.m. DEM was notified.

Officers assisted a woman at the State Street dock who was reportedly irate that her boat sank.

Police assisted with a child custody dispute in the Stop & Shop parking lot on Metacom Avenue around 10 a.m.

Residents on Academy Avenue reported that their son had been on their property, according to a neighbor. The son had been issued a no trespass order. The son was gone when officers arrived.

Police removed an unwanted man from a home on Etelvina Court around 9:30 p.m. They escorted him back to Warren.

Bristol Police Department, Bristol Police logs

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